Slide fastener and installations thereof



Aug. 23, 17932. e. JOHNSON SLIDE FASTENER AND INSTALLATION THEREOF Filed Jan. 5, 1931 Patented Aug. 23, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEJQQ GUSTAV JoHNsoi oF wns'r noxisnny, iiassnonosn'r'rs, ASSIGNOR 'l0 UNITED-CARR FASTENER CORPORATION, or CAMBRIDGE-g MASSACHUSETTS, A oonrona'rio q or MASSACHUSETTS 1 SLIDE RIFASTIENEVR Am INSTALLATIONS THEREOF Application filed ianu r s; 1931. Serial No. 506,543. r

My invention aims "to provide improvements in slide fasteners and slide fastener installations for gloves,'overshoes and other like means wherein a strap is used in combia nation with a separable snap fastening means.

embodiments of my invention Figure 1 is a plan'view of a'slide fastener ing the partsinlocked position relative to the strap;

Fig. 6 is a section'taken on the line 6-6 of Fig.5;

Fig. 7 is an edge view of the slide member "151- shown in Figs. 1 to 6; I

Fig. 8 is an edge view of a modified form of slide fastener; and I I Fig. '9 is a rear view of the slidefastener shown in Fig. 8. f 1

Referring to. the drawing and particularly to that form of device shown in Figs. 1 through 7, I have provided a slidefastener installation which comprises a separable snap fastening means combined with a strap and adapted for adjustment. The separable fastening means includes a stud and a socket both of which maybe adjustable or one only of which may be adjustable on the part carrying it. n In FigsIl and 2 I have shown a stud 1 fixed to one end'of-a strap or belt 2 and a sliding socket .device adjustably located at the othenendof the strap 2. V The particular sliding socket deviceshown in Figs. 1 throughQTcomprisesa top plate In the drawing which illustrate preferred 3 which is preferably imperforate and of ornamental design, an underlyingifastenercarrying plate 4 and a socket means 5 carried bythe plate 4. The stud land socket means 5;may be of any suitable construction and may bereversed as tov location without affecting the idea of my invention. I

It is a feature of my inventionto secure the parts3 and 4 together in such a manner that there can be relative transverse movement. Therefore, I have made thetop plate 3 some.- whatdish-shaped and. bent portions {6 and 7 extend over the fastener-carryingpart4 to hold the two parts in assembly, as shown in Fig. 3.. The end portions 8 and f9'io f the part 4 are bent at right angles (Fig. 2) to space. that part from the part 3 therebyprovidingfor a space between the parts 3 and .4 for thepassage of the strap I In the particular design of the slidefastener shown in Figs. 1 through .7 the lower. end and the portions 7 of thetop plate ,3 provide .a pocket'in which theirounded end 10 of the plate4. is' pivoted so that the top plate 3 may move with the strap "2 relative to the fastener-carrying part4 when itis engaged with the stud 1 by means, of the socket means 5. Thus when the strap carrying the slide member is placed under lateral stress relativeto the stud 1 the platepart v3 will pivot relai- C755 tive to the plate part 4, thereby; clamping the strap 2between an edgeof the part 4 and an edgefof the part 3, as clearly shown in Figs. 5

and. 6. AS.-ShOWIl1I].'F1g, 7, prongs '11-,are preferably provided at the edges of thetop plate 3 to engage thestrap thereby to help move the top plate when theinstallation is under lateral stress and to help gripthe strap I and prevent its slipping ,through the slide L85 fastener.- m

, To adjust the slide" member relative toithe strap 2 or to SGCIII'Q'It thereto it ismerely necessary to move the parts 3, and 4 relative V v to c oth r s t atthe a sum s een ra :99

and 4 are rectangular in outline and the.

relation, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. Then the spaces between the edges of the part3 and the edges of the part4 are suflicient to permit relatively easy passage of the strap 2.

movement of one; part relativerto: the. 5V other .is in a -straight line'instead of one part being is of the part ll instead of'one andfIj haveialso' pivoted relative to the other.

I...have.provided two .prongsllat each edge provided ears 12 on the edges o'fthepart' 4 for engagement with the strap thereby providingafirmer grip-,onthestrapwhen lateral. p

' 'fing twopl"ate' members, one belng super stress is exerted uponthe strap.

My slide fastener ,promi deszzan.imprinte installation. It is easier to apply because of the lack of s'lots, as inmost other sli'des,

desired-shape is c :7 'Wliile l liave' illustrated anddescribedtvvo embodiments of" my'i-nvention I do not wi'sh a'rI'dFitholds betterunder lateral stress-. It i-s easy toadjust, simple in construction ,;.durable and* relatively inexpensiveto-- manufacture.

"ll u'rthermore; it is decidedly adapted for ornamentation since the toppl'ate is -irnperfo '-v rate and may be-"ma-de i nw.substantially any to limitedi thereby, ause theJ- scope of my inventionis bestdefiiied metal-lowin claims.

slide fastener? for straps and thelike comprising, inieombination', a top plate part,

a fastener-carrying"iplate" part "assembled with and located entirely beneath said top plate part, said plategpa rts being superposed ifn"spaced relation to provide; aist rap -regceivspjacfefbetween oppositefaces for" the passage of a strap, snap ffastener means can i'iedby said fastener;carrying'platepart for engagement. with a cooperating "snap- *fas 1 tenermeansiand'. means cooperatingb'etween I the "two plate parts tohold' them': inf-as semble'd" relation while permitting movement seen-em: a? flat plane relativet"'o the other to. thei strapbetween: saidpplate parts; f2; A slide fastener installation comprising,- in combination, a' slide deviceoomprisingtwo'plate members, one being superposed upon the other in-a manner to provide a strapreceiving "spacezbetweenthemg astrap passing supported plate is moved in a fiat plane-gem Jerally longitudinal relative tothe strap the strapwill? be clampedi bet-ween said "plate members; and one element ofa snapJfamner carried by one of 'sa-id plate members.

Furthermore,

3, A slide fastenerinstallation compris ing, in combination, a slide device comprising two plate membersone being super posed upon the other, a strap passing betweenYsaid plate members, means support-"- ing one of said plate members in trans versely pivoted relation to the other to per-- mit movement thereof only ina plane parallel to the plane of the other plate member and means provided by said plate members whereby Whenwsa-id pivotedplate member is movedmthe stra 'will be clamped between" said plate mem ers, and 0ne element of a snap fastener carried oneof said; plate "member-sf H m 4:. A slidefastener installation cenipris- .1ng, in ,combmatiojr1,;a, slide device compris in 1 a-fi'at plane...re at ve-;-t e et0 and.- aistraps soc- e g ei ti eipre idedion the. edge 011 101 saidwpla e members h reby to .aid:

theoperation of one part relative to theother and also: to ra zclxin the g pp ng acti-en-a one oi ajasnan faS eH r-ar ied by Q-Qtsaidmlammemb rsv 5. A slide fastenen-for stra1QS-:&l dh l k p SI -n w Qmb 91 .5 w Pl t bers secured together and; adapted tov be; at-

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lSgt/gap which passes between p mzeimf 6. A slidefastener fearless/adaegis comprising",;in. qombination, tiv0. Plate. members secured together and adapted to beat" el-mete. st a for l ding m e ent r at ve; thereto, one ,o f said plate lfl i bers being; spaced. from .the general 5 planeflof the other to. provide, a. spake between; the plate mem rs-th oughwhich the}strai m y pass, Y

and. sai JP at ;membersheing meme 'rlela: five; t m o h r f felampinethe ensues -l :a's ter 1er to the strap, snap fastenen means car edbyl peefi sa d; pl memb nly f eper'ativ engagementwith; another snap fastener means and pron-gs providedzlon both of? said" plate parts for g"rippi'ng, the strap to whichthe fastenerfisto'beattached 7 A slidefastenen for straps and thelike comprising; in eombiQa-tien, two platememberslsecured together and lad'apt'edto bea-t5 tached to a strap for sliding movement relative thereto, one of said plate members being slidably movable relative to the other. for clamping the said slide fastener to the strap, snap fastener means carriedby one of said plate members 'for cooperative. engagement with another snap fastener means and spacing means provided between said plate parts to provide a space through which a strap may slide relatively freely when the parts are central to each other. In testimony whereof, I have signed m name to this specification. Y

GUSTAVIJOHNSON. 

